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Survival of 86,690 patients with thyroid cancer: A population-based study in 29 European countries from EUROCARE-5
- Source :
- European Journal of Cancer, European Journal of Cancer, Elsevier, 2017, ⟨10.1016/j.ejca.2017.02.023⟩, European Journal of Cancer, 77, 140-152. ELSEVIER SCI LTD, European Journal of Cancer, 2017, ⟨10.1016/j.ejca.2017.02.023⟩
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Background: Incidence rates of thyroid cancer (TC) increased in several countries during the last 30 years, while mortality rates remained unchanged, raising important questions for treatment and follow-up of TC patients. This study updates population-based estimates of relative survival (RS) after TC diagnosis in Europe by sex, country, age, period and histology.Methods: Data from 87 cancer registries in 29 countries were extracted from the EUROCARE-5 dataset. One-and 5-year RS were estimated using the cohort approach for 86,690 adult TC patients diagnosed in 2000-2007 and followed-up to 12/31/2008. RS trends in 1999-2007 and 10-year RS in 2005-2007 were estimated using the period approach.Results: In Europe 2000-2007, 5-year RS after TC was 88% in women and 81% in men. Survival rates varied by country and were strongly correlated (Pearson rho = 75%) with country-specific incidence rates. Five-year RS decreased with age (in women from > 95% at age 15-54 to 57% at age 75+), from 98% in women and 94% in men with papillary TC to 14% in women and 12% in men with anaplastic TC. Proportion of papillary TC varied by country and increased over time, while survival rates were similar across areas and periods. In 1999-2007, 5-year RS increased by five percentage points for all TCs but only by two for papillary and by four for follicular TC. Ten-year RS in 2005-2007 was 89% in women and 79% in men.Conclusions: The reported increasing TC survival trend and differences by area are mainly explained by the varying histological case-mix of cases. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
- Subjects :
- Registrie
Male
Cancer Research
IMPACT
Cancer registrie
[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]
Papillary
0302 clinical medicine
QUALITY-OF-LIFE
Residence Characteristics
Adenocarcinoma, Follicular
Cancer registries
Registries
Thyroid cancer
Thyroid Neoplasm
education.field_of_study
Relative survival
Incidence (epidemiology)
Mortality rate
Incidence
Diagnosis-Related Group
EUROCARE
Europe
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Carcinoma
Carcinoma, Papillary
Diagnosis-Related Groups
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Sex Distribution
Thyroid Neoplasms
Young Adult
Oncology
PREVALENCE
3. Good health
Thyroid Cancer, Papillary
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Cohort
Human
medicine.medical_specialty
Population
GEOGRAPHICAL-DISTRIBUTION
UNITED-STATES
Socio-culturale
030209 endocrinology & metabolism
Adenocarcinoma
RECENT TRENDS
03 medical and health sciences
MANAGEMENT
medicine
education
Survival rate
business.industry
MORTALITY
Follicular
medicine.disease
Cancer registry
Surgery
MICROCARCINOMA
Residence Characteristic
business
Demography
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09598049
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- European Journal of Cancer, European Journal of Cancer, Elsevier, 2017, ⟨10.1016/j.ejca.2017.02.023⟩, European Journal of Cancer, 77, 140-152. ELSEVIER SCI LTD, European Journal of Cancer, 2017, ⟨10.1016/j.ejca.2017.02.023⟩
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....921b91535ed120d85289289fdc584a8c